mike_bn 2024-12-11 07:46 p.m.The Defendant was charged on the 16th of November, 2024, with seventeen counts of First Degree Murder, two counts of Attempted Murder, six counts of Arson, and one count of Discharging of a Destructive Device Causing Death or Bodily Harm. The Defendant later, in an agreement with the state, plead guilty to all counts of the information, in exchange for the state not pursuing the death penalty, and instead imposing a 930 minute sentence.
The court accepted the Defendant's guilty plea. In reviewing sentencing, the court must consider the aggravating circumstances surrounding the incident. The Defendant admitted to utilizing a bomb to cause death and destruction to a large gathering of people, causing the death of 17, and tens of thousands of dollars in property damage.
The court must now consider what is fair for justice, and the Defendant. I find that a sentence of over 16 hours in lego jail is too much, thus, the court enters as follows:
- The Defendant shall be sentenced to 720 minutes of incarceration upon release of this order.
- The Defendant, within one week of completing his sentence, must demonstrate he is gainfully employed in a lawful area of business (working for a company, or conducting trade).
- The Defendant is not to ever again possess any explosive devices, upon being released from incarceration. If the Defendant has explosive devices in his possession, he is to turn them over to a law enforcement officer, who is not permitted to charge the Defendant with such possession.